Danfeng Sun

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Danfeng Sun is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Danfeng Sun has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 27 papers in Ecology and 23 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Danfeng Sun's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (25 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (21 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (20 papers). Danfeng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (25 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (21 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (20 papers). Danfeng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Danfeng Sun's co-authors include C. Le, Heng Lü, Yufeng Li, Yong Zha, Baoshu Yin, Baoguo Li, Richard Dawson, Lian‐Di Zhou, Hong Li and Baoguo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Danfeng Sun

58 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Eutrophication of Lake Waters in China: Cost, Causes, and Control

2010 545 citations C. Le, Yong Zha et al. Environmental Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Danfeng Sun China	20	467	395	276	233	227	59	1.5k
Bowen Zhang China	24	924 2.0×	559 1.4×	324 1.2×	233 1.0×	169 0.7×	52	1.8k
Kamaljit Banger United States	18	589 1.3×	408 1.0×	346 1.3×	141 0.6×	137 0.6×	31	1.6k
Stacy L. Hutchinson United States	18	630 1.3×	314 0.8×	78 0.3×	239 1.0×	259 1.1×	52	1.3k
Marc Van Liedekerke Italy	11	644 1.4×	235 0.6×	112 0.4×	177 0.8×	265 1.2×	14	1.8k
Ting Zhou China	18	636 1.4×	272 0.7×	141 0.5×	232 1.0×	295 1.3×	63	1.4k
Geertrui Louwagie Denmark	14	396 0.8×	285 0.7×	155 0.6×	93 0.4×	172 0.8×	22	1.2k
Roshan Man Bajracharya Nepal	27	270 0.6×	372 0.9×	156 0.6×	267 1.1×	198 0.9×	87	1.8k
Attila N. Lázár United Kingdom	22	503 1.1×	386 1.0×	148 0.5×	243 1.0×	98 0.4×	42	1.3k
Maria Victória Ramos Ballester Brazil	27	758 1.6×	620 1.6×	522 1.9×	745 3.2×	271 1.2×	63	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Danfeng Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Danfeng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Danfeng Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Danfeng Sun. The network helps show where Danfeng Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Danfeng Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Danfeng Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Danfeng Sun based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Danfeng Sun. Danfeng Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gao, Xiang, Danfeng Sun, Mariana Belgiu, et al.. (2025). Improved mapping of perennial crop types based on intra-annual biophysical changing patterns of spectral endmembers. Remote Sensing of Environment. 331. 115059–115059. 1 indexed citations

Wen, Na, Yiwen Han, Junyu Qi, et al.. (2024). Improving hydrological modeling to close the gap between elevated CO2 concentration and crop response: Implications for water resources. Water Research. 265. 122279–122279. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Ping, Xin Jiao, Xin Lin, et al.. (2024). A global estimate of monthly vegetation and soil fractions from spatiotemporally adaptive spectral mixture analysis during 2001–2022. Earth system science data. 16(3). 1333–1351. 4 indexed citations

Ji, Zhengxin, et al.. (2023). Mapping Grassland Based on Bio-Climate Probability and Intra-Annual Time-Series Abundance Data of Vegetation Habitats. Remote Sensing. 15(19). 4723–4723. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Xueliang, Junyu Qi, Danfeng Sun, et al.. (2023). Assessment of the sustainability of groundwater utilization and crop production under optimized irrigation strategies in the North China Plain under future climate change. The Science of The Total Environment. 899. 165619–165619. 17 indexed citations

Jiao, Xin, Zhiqiang Tian, Yongxiang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Projecting Diversity Conflicts of Future Land System Pathways in China Under Anthropogenic and Climate Forcing. Earth s Future. 11(10). 12 indexed citations

Li, Hong, et al.. (2011). Extraction of cultivated land using ETM+ image based on multiscale fractal signature. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 2011(2). 2 indexed citations

Li, Hong, et al.. (2011). THE CLASSIFICATION METHOD BASED ON REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES FOR LAND USE AND COVER. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 11(4). 40–45. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Danfeng, et al.. (2011). Rural land management right and its transfer survey based on 3S technologies. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 2011(10). 1 indexed citations

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Li, Hong, et al.. (2010). Land use/cover decision tree classification fusing multi-temporal and multi-spectral of MODIS.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 26(10). 312–318. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Danfeng, et al.. (2010). Spatializing regional fertilizer input based on MODIS NDVI time series.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 26(6). 175–180. 8 indexed citations

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Le, C., Yong Zha, Yufeng Li, et al.. (2010). Eutrophication of Lake Waters in China: Cost, Causes, and Control. Environmental Management. 45(4). 662–668. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Hong, et al.. (2009). Multi-scale spatial structure of heavy metals in Beijing cultivated soils. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 25(3). 223–229. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weiwei, et al.. (2009). Agricultural land use intensity based on emergy analysis. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 25(7). 204–210. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Danfeng, et al.. (2009). Multi-scale spatial structure of heavy metals in agricultural soils in Beijing. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 164(1-4). 605–616. 28 indexed citations

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Sun, Danfeng, et al.. (2007). Landscape connectivity changes analysis for monitoring desertification of Minqin county, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 140(1-3). 303–312. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Danfeng. (2005). ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IN SOILS ON BAIHUA MOUNTAINS. Soils. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Danfeng, Richard Dawson, & Baoguo Li. (2005). Agricultural causes of desertification risk in Minqin, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 79(4). 348–356. 88 indexed citations

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Sun, Danfeng, Richard Dawson, Hong Li, & Baoguo Li. (2005). Modeling Desertification Change in Minqin County, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 108(1-3). 169–188. 45 indexed citations

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Cun-de, Pan, et al.. (2004). Gap characteristics of picea schrenkiana var.tianschanica forests. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 26(2). 37–42. 1 indexed citations

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